Authorized Protective Eyewear List

Solicitation description

SOURCES SOUGHT FOR THE ARMY AUTHORIZED PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR LIST I. DESCRIPTION: This is a special notice in accordance with the Qualification Requirements, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 9.2), Subpart 9.2 Qualifications Requirements, intended for manufacturers of protective eyewear to support updating the Qualified Product List (QPL) for protective eyewear, also known as the Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL). The APEL provides eye protection for military combat and training in a manner that offers variety and choice of products to best suit mission needs. This announcement will constitute the only notification of the QPL update. Any future acquisitions based on the QPL that result from this notice will be in accordance with the FAR and other applicable Government regulations and requirements at the time of release. Offerors or Manufacturers shall submit questions related to this notice, in writing, to Mr. Timothy Horne at timothy.m.horne8.civ@army.mil and Mr. Reid Lichwell reid.e.lichwell.civ@army.mil. The purpose of this notice is to solicit the information necessary to qualify products for the APEL. There is no funding associated with this action. Based on compliance with the requirements set forth herein, the Government will determine whether each proposed product meets the needs of the APEL and notify each Offeror accordingly. Due to the extensive testing involved to qualify a product, the Government estimates it will take approximately 10 months to complete the qualification process and inform Offerors of the status of their submissions. All offerors shall be required to provide test data from a Government approved, independent third party test laboratory or Government test facility. The two Government approved third party test laboratories for APEL testing are COLTS Laboratories (COLTS) and ICS Laboratories (ICS). The government test facility is Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). In accordance with MIL-PRF-32432A, Military Combat Eye Protection (MCEP) System Performance Specification, the Government intends to use data and feedback from military users to determine acceptability of products for military use in the field. Successful products will be added to the APEL and be eligible for future procurement until such time that the APEL is no longer used by the Government or the product(s) is removed from the APEL. Initial listing applies only to products that use the same processes, materials, and facilities as those used to produce the sample submissions in response to this notice and Offerors shall submit any future changes to product design, processes, materials, or facilities to the Government for approval through an Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) that includes the supporting test data from the Offeror’s In-House laboratory, or an approved third party laboratory, depending on the extent of the change as determined by the Government. All ECPs shall include the projected date of implementation. Having a product listed on the APEL...

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